Park Board Considers Budget Hike in Lakewood District
Lakewood Park Recreation and Parkway District directors meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday to review the 1954 budget seeking about 170 000 in new taxes with a rate under 30 cents per 100 assessed value. Superintendent Edj Walker to discuss park site purchases leases and Saturday Sunday supervision at five school grounds plus Mayfair Park pool plans.
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Lakewood Park, Recreation and Parkway District
Arbor Rd
Edj Walker
Walker
Lakewood Park Corp
Mayfair Park
Square-Dance Classes Open for Beginners at Belmont Center
A new square-dance class for beginners and brush-up dancers starts Tuesday at 7 90 p.m. at the Belmont Recreation Center 4101 Allen St under the recreation department. Intermediate class begins at 8 30 p.m. Pr tt.
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Belmont Recreation Center
Allen St
Recreation Department
4000 Believers at Parley but Nary a Saucer Man
The First Interplanetary Spacecraft Convention drew about 4000 saucer fans to Giant Rock California. Host George Van Tassel and speakers recounted alleged encounters with saucers from pilots to radio contact, while attendees bought books and discussed sightings amid a desert crowd.
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Giant Rock
Cali
Mojave
Venus
George Wellington van Tassel
West
Canada
Orfea Angelueei
Ik Jie
Agler
Tring
Urey
Los Angeles
Truman Betharum
Taong Beach
Redonda
Beach
Rhanos
Nevada
Betharum
Misa Rhanes
Mia
Clarion
Snng
Clavionelle
Russia
Panilhes
Bethurnen
Assembly
George H. Williamson
Prescott, Ariz
Ewman
Williamson
Vention
P.m. van Tassel
Asl Sancer
Rene
Hathe
Ranate
Vethurum
Greshound
Angelneer
van Tassel
Terence
AL Solar Systems
Washington
Pentagon
van Tassells Rock
Bac
van Tassels Boulder
Sls Ams
Ang Gaueers
Frank Beally
Frank Scully
Scully
Retaurum
Salvation Army Prepares for Annual Salvage Week
Long Beach residents are urged to donate discarded usable items during April 2 to 14 as Salvage Week. Red Shield trucks will collect at homes and offices for reconditioning at 1370 Alamitos Ave. to aid occupational therapy for hundreds of men and support food, clothing, and lodging for families.
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Long Beach
Ken McCafferty
Citizens Committee
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Red Shield
Salvation Army Social Service
Cener
Alamitos Ave
Brig. Rawson D. Clifford
Gifford
Center
McCafferty
Iocal
Red Shield
Fire destroys Cypress trailer plant in Anaheim
Anaheim fire crews battled a four-hour blaze at Hille Engineering Corp on 701 E. Cypress Street destroying a large trailer manufacturing facility. The nearly $40,000 loss affected one of the city’s largest camping trailer suppliers formerly housed in a Fullerton firm’s building.
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Anaheim
Hille Engineering Corp
Cypress St
Male
Wae
Freakla. m
Salle
Fullerton
Regional politics roils as 44th endorsement clash heats up
In the 44th Assembly District the North Long Beach Democratic Club protests the County Central Committee endorsement of Richard Nussell, accusing constitutional violations and urging removal of endorsing members. The group backs Coy Sanders, while both Sanders and Nussell have filed candidacy papers.
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44Th
North Long Beach
Sanders
Nussell
Atty
Edmund G. Brown
Democratic Council
Patricia Hamistor
Adth
Disis Assemblymar
Herbert R. Tom
Wigh Cros A
Obituary notices from Long Beach area residents
Obituaries list multiple local residents and former Long Beach figures, detailing deaths, ages, last addresses, causes or contexts, and service arrangements. Names include McQueen Thomas. Murray Janie S.. Harper Helen G.. McKinney Myrtie M.. Forsberg Edith A.. Pool Jennie R.. Edington Denzel H.. Hartman Theresa A.. Carrigan Peter Winn. Thornton Sarah. Weems John A.. Goodge James William. Glaze Mary Olive. Services set at various local churches, mortuaries, and Sunnyside Memorial Park with dates and officiants where provided.
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McQueen
Thomas McQueen
Appleton St
Glasgow
Scotland
Astoria
Ore
Long Beach
Ida E. Strange
Los Angeles
Annie Williamson
Katherine Walker
Herschel Strange
Owen Day
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Mortell
Harper
Helen G. Harper
E. Fifth St
Nicholas Billinis
Dilday
Greese
Tang Beach
Oil Industry Safety Meet Draws 700 Attendees
About 700 attendees gathered for the oil industry safety conference organized by the Western Oil and Gas Association. Speakers included Torrey H Webb of Texas Company and David E B Day of Richfield Oil Corp. The event featured sectional sessions across drilling production pipeline and other fields with 33 chairmen and speakers.
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Aubert
Torrey H. Webb
The
Texas Co
James &. Hill
Western Oil and Gas Association
David EB. Day
Richfield Oil Corp
Johh M. McKenzie
General Petroleum Corp
Sm All
Ship Arrivals Departures Tides and Temperatures
Tuesday April 6, 1954 weather and harbor data list Sunwise times and moonrise plus tides and temperatures. High tides around 7 a m and 4 38 p m with low tide 8 24 a m and 4 38 p m. temperatures and astronomical data credited to the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
El Toro Jet Search Fails
A search for eight missing El Toro Marine jet planes was called off today without success. Capt. Richard Bel, a 31 year old ex prisoner of war from Costa Mesa, remains missing after leaving the Marine Air Base at 2 30 p m Friday during a routine training flight with only an hour of fuel. The search team, including 60 El Toro planes Navy blimps two March Air Force planes 20 Civil Air Patrol planes eight Coast Guard planes and two Navy planes from North Island, ended their effort this morning.
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Santa Awa
el Toro
Richard Bel
Costa Mesa
Marine Air Fase
Navy
March Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Coast Guard
North Island
Wind Up L. B. Parley 500 Members Convene in Wilton Hotel
Five hundred Dale Carnegie Club members from Southern California concluded a two day convention at Wilton Hotel. Tod Collins Pomona won the 5 minute prepared speech contest Loree Lyons Los Angeles won the 5 minute extemporaneous speech. Winners advance to the July international convention in New York Wallace Monnett La Crecente was elected governor Matt Shultman treasurer Mrs Millicent Shultman secretary Sacramento chosen for 1955 convention.
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Dale Carnegie
L B Leaders at Fresno for Chest Parley
Long Beach Community Chest leaders attended a Fresno regional conference where Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of Health, spoke on Our National Health and Welfare Aims. Delegates from ten western states, Hawaii, Alaska and western Canada participated in five days of panel discussions and budgeting sessions led by Chest officers and staff.
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Long Beach
George Logan
Community Welfare Council
Ridings
Roger T. Huffman
Chest
Wayne Steward
Clark Hall
Mary Merrill
Virginia PD. Davis
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Joseph M. Kenrick
Clarencé Wagner
Dstrict
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George L. Gir
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Lynn Walker
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